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Dumping Billy Olivia Goldsmith Books

I have read and thoroughly enjoyed the following novels by Olivia
Goldsmith:
The First Wives Club
Flavor of the Month
The Bestseller
Fashionably Late
Marrying Mom
Switcheroo
Young Wives
Bad Boys (although a lot of you disliked it, I actually enjoyed it)
Pen Pals
and have concluded, in my opinion, based on Ms. Goldsmith's untimely death, Dumping Bill was not Olivia Goldsmith's finished product. The plot may have been Olivia's but this story does not fit the in depth characterizations of her previous works.
Although I would not recommend passing on "Dumping Billy", as I found it interesting that a lot of us still mistake good looks with stupidity, cockiness or something worse. There are times when you have to look under the surface of an individual or a situation to perhaps find something you might have otherwised missed, like a good person who assumes an undeserved title without actually knowing it exists. The lesson I learned here was "you can't judge a good book by its cover".
Just beware this novel does not compare to the wonderful novels Olivia Goldsmith has defined throughout the years and you will come away asking the same question I did "Who Really Wrote this Novel"?


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Dumping Billy Olivia Goldsmith Books Reviews

Kate Jameson is 31, single, living in Manhattan, and has a job she loves at a nearby private school as a psychologist. She just has bad luck when it comes to finding the man of her dreams. Her friends Brice and Elliot are like her family and advise her on her choices. Kate's friends from Brooklyn all seemed to be married, having a baby, or engaged. Her best friend Bina is about to get engaged to the man of her dreams, so they think, but ends up getting unceremoniously dumped. Kate's attitude towards her old neighborhood and friends is extremely bothersome and elitist. Kate struggles with helping her friend recover some self-esteem. Kate herself has to face being stuck in a dead-end relationship. Brice, Elliot, and Kate help Bina survive the unwanted notoriety at their friend Bunny's wedding reception. Billy Nolan enters the picture. Their friends all believe in the ridiculous rumor that all a woman has to do is go out with Billy, have him dump her, and then the next man they meet will be the one. Bina does go out with Billy and gets dumped. Jack her ex-fiancé proposes but it is obvious he is the wrong man for Bina. Kate never believed she herself would fall for the charms of Billy Nolan but does. Naturally, the story ends with Kate catching Bina's bridal bouquet. Upon reaching the last page, one has to feel relieved that this dismal story is over. Dumping Billy is nothing like Olivia Goldsmith's previous novels. Feel free to pass on this novel.
Kate Jameson had a difficult childhood. Her mother died when she was young, leaving her in the care of an alcoholic father. Kate was taken in by the Horowitz family, including big-hearted, no-nonsense Mrs. Horowitz, a surrogate mother figure, and Bina, Kate's best friend. The Horowitzes and Kate's other friends, dubbed the Bitches of Bushwick, all live on the wrong side of the river for Kate, however, and embody everything about Brooklyn that she strove to leave behind. Kate made a new life for herself as a psychologist for an exclusive private school in Manhattan, developing a veneer of sophistication and a new group of polished, educated friends. From her urbane boyfriend to her new best friends, a gay couple, Kate has everything she ever wanted except marriage. She has even learned how to balance her two worlds without ever having them collide.

Then, one night, Bina shows up brokenhearted because the man she thought would propose told her he wanted space instead, and Kate's two lives begin to merge. Her gay friends, Elliott and Brice, begin showing up for baby showers and weddings in Brooklyn, and that's when they hatch their plan to bring Bina's boyfriend back to her. They want her to date Dumping Billy, a bartending, French-speaking Lothario whose ex-girlfriends always wind up marrying the very next man they date. Kate goes along reluctantly, denying the attraction she herself feels for Billy while she and her friends coldly manipulate him for their own ends. When the time comes for Billy to dump Bina, Kate makes her move and starts falling for him herself, plagued by worries that she's just like all the others. That ceases to matter when Billy learns he'd been manipulated, and he dumps Kate for her perfidy. Kate deals with her past and present, feeling bleak about the future until all is put to rights.

While I could relate to some of her emotions, I found Kate an unsympathetic character snobby, self-righteous, and cold. While her Brooklyn crowd treats her as if she never left the neighborhood, she holds them in contempt for their lack of taste, sophistication, and success. Not only that, she's always so busy being pissed off at everybody for not seeing things her way, she misses important things that are going on in their lives. Bina is genuinely hurt by her boyfriend's behavior, as he nails everything with a pulse in Hong Kong, but Kate never takes the time to actually listen when Bina tries to talk to her, merely telling her to shut up and get him back because they were together for six years. Meanwhile, everyone down to her across-the-hall neighbor is genuinely concerned and interested in Bina's life. Though often mildly amused by their taste, Elliott and Brice develop a genuine affection for Kate's Brooklyn friends and seamlessly integrate themselves into the crowd. I hoped that Kate might come to realize she was superficial and judgmental and become a better person, but was disappointed in that regard. Instead, everything falls into place and she gets everything she wanted without a single epiphany.

Though I found Kate's character arrogant, she was nonetheless well-drawn, as were all the other prominent characters. I also liked this book for the underlying depth that had been missing in a couple of Goldsmith's fluffier books. While I'm glad I don't have to live in Manhattan, it's always fun to visit, and this book does not disappoint.
Really good book, really enjoy this authors books
When I heard that Olivia Goldsmith had died, I immediately bought all of her books. Be aware that this is the same book as the book with the title "Uptown Girl."
I have read and thoroughly enjoyed the following novels by Olivia
Goldsmith
The First Wives Club
Flavor of the Month
The Bestseller
Fashionably Late
Marrying Mom
Switcheroo
Young Wives
Bad Boys (although a lot of you disliked it, I actually enjoyed it)
Pen Pals
and have concluded, in my opinion, based on Ms. Goldsmith's untimely death, Dumping Bill was not Olivia Goldsmith's finished product. The plot may have been Olivia's but this story does not fit the in depth characterizations of her previous works.
Although I would not recommend passing on "Dumping Billy", as I found it interesting that a lot of us still mistake good looks with stupidity, cockiness or something worse. There are times when you have to look under the surface of an individual or a situation to perhaps find something you might have otherwised missed, like a good person who assumes an undeserved title without actually knowing it exists. The lesson I learned here was "you can't judge a good book by its cover".
Just beware this novel does not compare to the wonderful novels Olivia Goldsmith has defined throughout the years and you will come away asking the same question I did "Who Really Wrote this Novel"?